SOLUTION: a bag contains 10 red balls 15 green balls and 5 purple balls if two balls are chosen at random without replacement what is the probability that neither of the balls are red?
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Question 1034223: a bag contains 10 red balls 15 green balls and 5 purple balls if two balls are chosen at random without replacement what is the probability that neither of the balls are red?
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Twenty out of thirty are initially not red...the overall probability of not drawing a red on the first or second pick is
= 43.7%
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